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SPP Receives FERC Approval to be First RTO Operating in Both Eastern and Western Interconnections

LCG, March 205, 2025--The Southwest Power Pool (SPP) today announced it will soon be the first regional transmission organization (RTO) in the nation to provide full services in both the Eastern and Western Interconnections of the U.S. power grid. On March 20, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) unanimously approved Southwest Power Pool’s amended tariff that includes provisions that enable Western members to join the RTO. The expansion of the SPP RTO is scheduled to go live April 1, 2026.

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LCG Publishes Updated 2025 Annual Outlook for Texas Electricity Market (ERCOT)

LCG, March 20, 2025 – LCG Consulting (LCG) has released a second edition of its annual outlook of the ERCOT wholesale electricity market for 2025, highlighting the region's rapid transition toward increased reliance on renewable energy resources and battery storage.

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Duke/Fluor Daniel to Operate Duke’s California Plants

LCG, July 11, 2000--Duke Energy Corp. is keeping it all in the family as far as running the California power plants it bought from two of the states utilities goes. Duke Energy North America has given Duke/Fluor Daniel a five year contract to provide operating plant services for the facilities, which have a combined capacity of 3,351 megawatts.

And Duke/Fluor Daniel has created another affiliate, DFD California Operations, to take over the day-to-day management of the plants. Duke/Fluor Daniel is a joint venture between Duke Energy Corp. and Fluor Daniel, the engineering, procurement and construction unit of Fluor Corp.

The four plants are Morro Bay, Moss Landing and Oakland, which Duke purchased from Pacific Gas & Electric Co., and the South Bay plant formerly owned by San Diego Gas & Electric Co.

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